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Holidaymakers urged to renew passports now as wait times could double with increased demandBritish travellers who need a new passport are being urged to apply now ahead of the summer holidays.A backlog of applications means wait times may be double the standard length, holidaymakers have been warned.The passport office expects applications for renewals and brand new travel documents to soar in the coming months, meaning travellers could end up waiting 10 rather than five weeks to receive their passport.
Boris gets away with Partygate for now... despite being FINED: PM and Carrie get penalty notice for birthday party along with Rishi Sunak - but Tories so far REFUSE to pull the trigger and force Johnson out because of the war in Ukraine Boris Johnson is tonight clinging to power after police fined him for attending an illegal Partygate event - because Tory MPs refuse to boot him out of No10 while there is a war in Ukraine. He today became the first serving Prime Minister in history to be penalised for law-breaking as No10 confirmed he will receive a fixed-penalty notice (FPN) for attending a Cabinet room birthday party arranged by his wife. Mr Johnson, Carrie and Chancellor Rishi Sunak - who all attended the event - are among a tranche of 30 more FPNs notices dished out by Scotland Yard this afternoon to people who broke lockdown rules.They have been sanctioned by Operation Hillman for breaking the law at illicit events that took place while millions of ordinary Britons were showing self-sacrifice and obeying restrictive Covid rules for the good of the country.
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More than half of voters say Boris should QUIT after Partygate fine: PM, Carrie and Rishi pay up and apologise over No10 birthday bash but Tories refuse to trigger no-confidence vote despite 75% of public saying Johnson lied over breaking lockdown rules